Fed cuts rates by 25bps, pausing further reductions for the coming months
Last week was a pretty volatile week from a Sterling and Dollar perspective- with both central banks having their interest rate decision within 24 hours of each other. The Fed […]
Sterling finishes the week on a downbeat note after disappointing UK GDP figures
Sterling ended the week on a pretty negative note following weak UK GDP data with GBPEUR falling to 1.20, and GBPUSD falling to 1.26. The biggest concern with the data […]
President Macron commits to appointing a PM to pass the next budget
Last week French politics took the spotlight with a vote of no confidence resulting in the current Government being dissolved. Upon PM Barniner’s exit, there has been much positive movement […]
November: A very volatile month for the markets
November was a very volatile month mainly due to the U.S. presidential election and issues in the German government, we saw some big moves in FX, we have GBPEUR at […]
Sterling weaker after bad Retail Sales
Last week ended on a weaker note for Sterling following weak PMI data and weak retail sales numbers, this led to lower exchange rates against both the Euro and the […]
Sterling finishes the week lower across the board
On Friday UK GDP numbers showed that growth in the UK had slowed down to just 0.1% by September, which has had an instant negative impact on Sterling exchange rates. […]
Sterling Higher After Volatile Week
Last week was probably the biggest week of the year on financial markets with Trump winning the US Presidential Election, the Bank of England cutting rates by 25 bps and […]
Elections & Central Banks In Focus This Week
Following the bond sell off’s last week after the Chancellor’s Autumn budget, the Pound has managed to steady itself going into the new week, as it seems Gilt investors are […]
Sterling has managed to keep above 1.20 against the Euro
Sterling has managed to keep above 1.20 against the Euro but unfortunately slipped below the 1.30 handle against the Dollar. Following a relatively quiet week we saw pretty sideways price […]
Exchange Rates 14/10/2024
Plenty of news out of the Bank of England and the Fed which will dictate decisions in November, and a lot of economic news to sink our teeth into- overall […]